<< >> NASA ASRS Report 374153, July 1997

Pilot of a piper aeronautical STAR 601, PA60, failed in an attempt to make a go around during a long landing resulting in landing with the gear up. Aircraft damage was limited to the under skin, propellers and engines resulting in a classification of an aircraft incident.

Attributes
ACN	374153
Time
Date	199707
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 61b
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-60 601/601P Aerostar
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 2615 flight time type : 1939
ASRS Report	374153
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control other other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On approach to runway 33, which is an uphill, uphill runway (approximately 3 degrees) at about 50 ft AGL I believe we experienced wind shear which caused an accelerated rate of descent. At this time I decided to execute a go around. I retracted gear, flaps and attempted go around. It was clear to me at this point that the aircraft was not going to obtain adequate flying speed so I decided to put the aircraft down on the remaining runway. I feel this incident may not have happened had unicom given us the active runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PIPER AERO STAR 601, PA60, FAILED IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A GAR DURING A LONG LNDG RESULTING IN LNDG WITH THE GEAR UP. ACFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE UNDER SKIN, PROPS AND ENGS RESULTING IN A CLASSIFICATION OF AN ACFT INCIDENT.

Narrative: ON APCH TO RWY 33, WHICH IS AN UPHILL, UPHILL RWY (APPROX 3 DEGS) AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL I BELIEVE WE EXPERIENCED WIND SHEAR WHICH CAUSED AN ACCELERATED RATE OF DSCNT. AT THIS TIME I DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GAR. I RETRACTED GEAR, FLAPS AND ATTEMPTED GAR. IT WAS CLR TO ME AT THIS POINT THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT GOING TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPD SO I DECIDED TO PUT THE ACFT DOWN ON THE REMAINING RWY. I FEEL THIS INCIDENT MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED HAD UNICOM GIVEN US THE ACTIVE RWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.